The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-08

4 Rather Singular Performances - - /
sair Lake CITY Theater.
A performance at the theater being |
announced for that evening, we deter
mined to 60 and see the Mormons I'M
der the influence Of the drama The
theatcr Is a large, well-proportioned
building. with four galleries, rather
dingy. but much better than any thea
ter in Eastern towns Of the size Of Salt
Lake City. The audience was largely
composed of women. Groups Of four
or six Of these we're attended by one
man, and many 81 them came quite
without escort. They were dressed, i
| without taste. without vulgarity. and
among the younger ones ! saw several
very pretty girlish faces, some Of which
! would have been more attractive Il an
| Improvement on Natures colors had
not been attempted. The appearance
Of the men was infinitely repulsive.
Coarse and heavy faces they had. for
the most part with a stupid. animal ex-
preston. ! had almost written, british
faces. Hard faces, too. without mo-
| bility or kindness. They wcar the
beard full. with upper lip shaven- II the
mouth Is the tell-tale feature Of the face,
as is often said. it Is as well, possibly,
that the majority Of mankind wear i
covered. for the tale these Mormon
mouths told was not q pleasant one to
read. Many nationalities were to be
trace. in the assembly - pale-faced
Swcdes and ruddy Welsh folk; the
sandy Scotchman was not wanting.
nor yet the swarthy Chinese; but best
among them all to e was the delicate
face Of . Gentle, . young officer from
the fort ncar BY, sitting alone amid :
group Of saints. who regarded him
with any thing but amiable glances.
1t was the opening night Of Mr..
Raymond's engagement, and the play
chosen we thought q singular n
"Fresh. the American" Is familiar to
many theater gocrs, but was quite new
to rs. 1t is the story Of m Egyptian
Princess, who has been educated in
Paris. and is finally recalled 70 her
fathers harem. where she inveighs
against the horror Of his dozen wives
from whose envious society she ID
finally rescued BY Fresh, the American.
Think" said Fresh. ''of fifty mothers
in law! knew a man who was nee
talked TO death by one" DO moi
force me, father" cries the heroine,
ITO become the wrctshcd chattel Of
this infamous man. to share what h<
: calls his love, with q dozen Other
wrctchcs who call themselves his
wives" Many such hits, which were
home-thrusts, were listened TO silently
bv the audience, from whom we ex
pccted every moment some disorder o.
, rcmonstrance. But all was quiet, ant
In the second act, where the plo
turned a little from these offensive
!, points. the people laughed heartily ans
/. applaudcd with enthusiasm. II was
, bold thing. this carrying the war int
. the cncmy's country. and we rcspcctc'
Mr.. Raymond for i. Twenty year
ago l would not have taken all Of hi
smillions'' to stand in bis placc.-Utd
, Cor. Boston Transcript.
According to Drcxler, Of M.SS
: cattle slaughtered at Munich in 1877
7O4, or 1.25 per ccnt. we're affected wit
tuberculosis In a very evident manner
Trapp reports that among 11,079 cal
0 tie killed u the Strasburg abattoir
= 1880. ~. ~ 10 per cent we're tubcl
culous Tor the same year Mand'
found IA. or 81 per cent. among SIC
cattle slaughtered In the Mulhou'
|. abattoir; and in 1879 Stroll and Magi
recorded 1926. or 20 per cent. Of A
II GO slaughtered 1t Munich.